diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 1c4e033b75098..31deafecf6799 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ mlx5e_skb_from_cqe_nonlinear(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
 			     struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi, u32 cqe_bcnt);
 
 void mlx5e_update_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
+void mlx5e_get_stats(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats);
 
 void mlx5e_init_l2_addr(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 int mlx5e_self_test_num(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
@@ -939,7 +940,6 @@ int mlx5e_create_tis(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, int tc,
 void mlx5e_destroy_tis(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, u32 tisn);
 
 int mlx5e_create_tises(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
-void mlx5e_cleanup_nic_tx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 int mlx5e_close(struct net_device *netdev);
 int mlx5e_open(struct net_device *netdev);
 void mlx5e_update_ndo_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ void mlx5e_queue_update_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 int mlx5e_bits_invert(unsigned long a, int size);
 
 typedef int (*change_hw_mtu_cb)(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
+int mlx5e_set_dev_port_mtu(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 int mlx5e_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu,
 		     change_hw_mtu_cb set_mtu_cb);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 59745851b5ba6..cdd8b5efd96a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -2821,7 +2821,7 @@ static void mlx5e_query_mtu(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 	*mtu = MLX5E_HW2SW_MTU(params, hw_mtu);
 }
 
-static int mlx5e_set_dev_port_mtu(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+int mlx5e_set_dev_port_mtu(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_params *params = &priv->channels.params;
 	struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
@@ -2901,7 +2901,7 @@ void mlx5e_activate_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	mlx5e_activate_channels(&priv->channels);
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(priv->netdev);
 
-	if (MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(priv->mdev))
+	if (mlx5e_is_vport_rep(priv))
 		mlx5e_add_sqs_fwd_rules(priv);
 
 	mlx5e_wait_channels_min_rx_wqes(&priv->channels);
@@ -2912,7 +2912,7 @@ void mlx5e_deactivate_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	mlx5e_redirect_rqts_to_drop(priv);
 
-	if (MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(priv->mdev))
+	if (mlx5e_is_vport_rep(priv))
 		mlx5e_remove_sqs_fwd_rules(priv);
 
 	/* FIXME: This is a W/A only for tx timeout watch dog false alarm when
@@ -3164,7 +3164,7 @@ int mlx5e_create_tises(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	return err;
 }
 
-void mlx5e_cleanup_nic_tx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+static void mlx5e_cleanup_nic_tx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	int tc;
 
@@ -3409,7 +3409,8 @@ static int mlx5e_setup_tc_block_cb(enum tc_setup_type type, void *type_data,
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case TC_SETUP_CLSFLOWER:
-		return mlx5e_setup_tc_cls_flower(priv, type_data, MLX5E_TC_INGRESS);
+		return mlx5e_setup_tc_cls_flower(priv, type_data, MLX5E_TC_INGRESS |
+						 MLX5E_TC_NIC_OFFLOAD);
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
@@ -3452,7 +3453,7 @@ static int mlx5e_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, enum tc_setup_type type,
 	}
 }
 
-static void
+void
 mlx5e_get_stats(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -3596,7 +3597,7 @@ static int set_feature_tc_num_filters(struct net_device *netdev, bool enable)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
-	if (!enable && mlx5e_tc_num_filters(priv)) {
+	if (!enable && mlx5e_tc_num_filters(priv, MLX5E_TC_NIC_OFFLOAD)) {
 		netdev_err(netdev,
 			   "Active offloaded tc filters, can't turn hw_tc_offload off\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -4607,12 +4608,6 @@ static void mlx5e_set_netdev_dev_addr(struct net_device *netdev)
 	}
 }
 
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MLX5_ESWITCH)
-static const struct switchdev_ops mlx5e_switchdev_ops = {
-	.switchdev_port_attr_get	= mlx5e_attr_get,
-};
-#endif
-
 static void mlx5e_build_nic_netdev(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
@@ -4722,12 +4717,6 @@ static void mlx5e_build_nic_netdev(struct net_device *netdev)
 	netdev->priv_flags       |= IFF_UNICAST_FLT;
 
 	mlx5e_set_netdev_dev_addr(netdev);
-
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MLX5_ESWITCH)
-	if (MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(mdev))
-		netdev->switchdev_ops = &mlx5e_switchdev_ops;
-#endif
-
 	mlx5e_ipsec_build_netdev(priv);
 	mlx5e_tls_build_netdev(priv);
 }
@@ -4908,7 +4897,7 @@ static void mlx5e_nic_enable(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 		mlx5e_monitor_counter_init(priv);
 
 	if (MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(priv->mdev))
-		mlx5e_register_vport_reps(priv);
+		mlx5e_rep_register_vport_reps(priv);
 
 	if (netdev->reg_state != NETREG_REGISTERED)
 		return;
@@ -4943,7 +4932,7 @@ static void mlx5e_nic_disable(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	queue_work(priv->wq, &priv->set_rx_mode_work);
 
 	if (MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(priv->mdev))
-		mlx5e_unregister_vport_reps(priv);
+		mlx5e_rep_unregister_vport_reps(priv);
 
 	if (mlx5e_monitor_counter_supported(priv))
 		mlx5e_monitor_counter_cleanup(priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 996a03de91712..b48ba3234ac5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static void mlx5e_rep_get_strings(struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 }
 
-static void mlx5e_rep_update_hw_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+static void mlx5e_vf_rep_update_hw_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = priv->mdev->priv.eswitch;
 	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = priv->ppriv;
@@ -131,6 +131,32 @@ static void mlx5e_rep_update_hw_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	vport_stats->tx_bytes   = vf_stats.rx_bytes;
 }
 
+static void mlx5e_uplink_rep_update_hw_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	struct mlx5e_pport_stats *pstats = &priv->stats.pport;
+	struct rtnl_link_stats64 *vport_stats;
+
+	mlx5e_grp_802_3_update_stats(priv);
+
+	vport_stats = &priv->stats.vf_vport;
+
+	vport_stats->rx_packets = PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats, a_frames_received_ok);
+	vport_stats->rx_bytes   = PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats, a_octets_received_ok);
+	vport_stats->tx_packets = PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats, a_frames_transmitted_ok);
+	vport_stats->tx_bytes   = PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats, a_octets_transmitted_ok);
+}
+
+static void mlx5e_rep_update_hw_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = priv->ppriv;
+	struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep = rpriv->rep;
+
+	if (rep->vport == FDB_UPLINK_VPORT)
+		mlx5e_uplink_rep_update_hw_counters(priv);
+	else
+		mlx5e_vf_rep_update_hw_counters(priv);
+}
+
 static void mlx5e_rep_update_sw_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_sw_stats *s = &priv->stats.sw;
@@ -294,7 +320,7 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops mlx5e_rep_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_rxfh_indir_size = mlx5e_rep_get_rxfh_indir_size,
 };
 
-int mlx5e_attr_get(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_attr *attr)
+static int mlx5e_attr_get(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = priv->mdev->priv.eswitch;
@@ -576,21 +602,19 @@ mlx5e_rep_indr_offload(struct net_device *netdev,
 		       struct tc_cls_flower_offload *flower,
 		       struct mlx5e_rep_indr_block_priv *indr_priv)
 {
-	int err = 0;
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(indr_priv->rpriv->netdev);
+	int flags = MLX5E_TC_EGRESS | MLX5E_TC_ESW_OFFLOAD;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	switch (flower->command) {
 	case TC_CLSFLOWER_REPLACE:
-		err = mlx5e_configure_flower(netdev, priv,
-					     flower, MLX5E_TC_EGRESS);
+		err = mlx5e_configure_flower(netdev, priv, flower, flags);
 		break;
 	case TC_CLSFLOWER_DESTROY:
-		err = mlx5e_delete_flower(netdev, priv,
-					  flower, MLX5E_TC_EGRESS);
+		err = mlx5e_delete_flower(netdev, priv, flower, flags);
 		break;
 	case TC_CLSFLOWER_STATS:
-		err = mlx5e_stats_flower(netdev, priv,
-					 flower, MLX5E_TC_EGRESS);
+		err = mlx5e_stats_flower(netdev, priv, flower, flags);
 		break;
 	default:
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -983,7 +1007,7 @@ void mlx5e_rep_encap_entry_detach(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		mlx5e_rep_neigh_entry_destroy(priv, nhe);
 }
 
-static int mlx5e_rep_open(struct net_device *dev)
+static int mlx5e_vf_rep_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = priv->ppriv;
@@ -1005,7 +1029,7 @@ static int mlx5e_rep_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int mlx5e_rep_close(struct net_device *dev)
+static int mlx5e_vf_rep_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = priv->ppriv;
@@ -1062,7 +1086,8 @@ static int mlx5e_rep_setup_tc_cb(enum tc_setup_type type, void *type_data,
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case TC_SETUP_CLSFLOWER:
-		return mlx5e_rep_setup_tc_cls_flower(priv, type_data, MLX5E_TC_INGRESS);
+		return mlx5e_rep_setup_tc_cls_flower(priv, type_data, MLX5E_TC_INGRESS |
+						     MLX5E_TC_ESW_OFFLOAD);
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
@@ -1101,19 +1126,17 @@ static int mlx5e_rep_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, enum tc_setup_type type,
 
 bool mlx5e_is_uplink_rep(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
-	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = priv->mdev->priv.eswitch;
 	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = priv->ppriv;
 	struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep;
 
 	if (!MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(priv->mdev))
 		return false;
 
-	rep = rpriv->rep;
-	if (esw->mode == SRIOV_OFFLOADS &&
-	    rep && rep->vport == FDB_UPLINK_VPORT)
-		return true;
+	if (!rpriv) /* non vport rep mlx5e instances don't use this field */
+		return false;
 
-	return false;
+	rep = rpriv->rep;
+	return (rep->vport == FDB_UPLINK_VPORT);
 }
 
 static bool mlx5e_is_vf_vport_rep(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
@@ -1133,11 +1156,8 @@ static bool mlx5e_is_vf_vport_rep(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 bool mlx5e_has_offload_stats(const struct net_device *dev, int attr_id)
 {
-	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-
 	switch (attr_id) {
 	case IFLA_OFFLOAD_XSTATS_CPU_HIT:
-		if (mlx5e_is_vf_vport_rep(priv) || mlx5e_is_uplink_rep(priv))
 			return true;
 	}
 
@@ -1175,7 +1195,7 @@ int mlx5e_get_offload_stats(int attr_id, const struct net_device *dev,
 }
 
 static void
-mlx5e_rep_get_stats(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
+mlx5e_vf_rep_get_stats(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
@@ -1184,30 +1204,59 @@ mlx5e_rep_get_stats(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
 	memcpy(stats, &priv->stats.vf_vport, sizeof(*stats));
 }
 
+static int mlx5e_vf_rep_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
+{
+	return mlx5e_change_mtu(netdev, new_mtu, NULL);
+}
+
+static int mlx5e_uplink_rep_open(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = mlx5e_open(dev);
+	if (!err)
+		netif_carrier_on(dev);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int mlx5e_uplink_rep_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
+{
+	return mlx5e_change_mtu(netdev, new_mtu, mlx5e_set_dev_port_mtu);
+}
+
 static const struct switchdev_ops mlx5e_rep_switchdev_ops = {
 	.switchdev_port_attr_get	= mlx5e_attr_get,
 };
 
-static int mlx5e_change_rep_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
-{
-	return mlx5e_change_mtu(netdev, new_mtu, NULL);
-}
+static const struct net_device_ops mlx5e_netdev_ops_vf_rep = {
+	.ndo_open                = mlx5e_vf_rep_open,
+	.ndo_stop                = mlx5e_vf_rep_close,
+	.ndo_start_xmit          = mlx5e_xmit,
+	.ndo_get_phys_port_name  = mlx5e_rep_get_phys_port_name,
+	.ndo_setup_tc            = mlx5e_rep_setup_tc,
+	.ndo_get_stats64         = mlx5e_vf_rep_get_stats,
+	.ndo_has_offload_stats	 = mlx5e_has_offload_stats,
+	.ndo_get_offload_stats	 = mlx5e_get_offload_stats,
+	.ndo_change_mtu          = mlx5e_vf_rep_change_mtu,
+};
 
-static const struct net_device_ops mlx5e_netdev_ops_rep = {
-	.ndo_open                = mlx5e_rep_open,
-	.ndo_stop                = mlx5e_rep_close,
+static const struct net_device_ops mlx5e_netdev_ops_uplink_rep = {
+	.ndo_open                = mlx5e_uplink_rep_open,
+	.ndo_stop                = mlx5e_close,
 	.ndo_start_xmit          = mlx5e_xmit,
 	.ndo_get_phys_port_name  = mlx5e_rep_get_phys_port_name,
 	.ndo_setup_tc            = mlx5e_rep_setup_tc,
-	.ndo_get_stats64         = mlx5e_rep_get_stats,
+	.ndo_get_stats64         = mlx5e_get_stats,
 	.ndo_has_offload_stats	 = mlx5e_has_offload_stats,
 	.ndo_get_offload_stats	 = mlx5e_get_offload_stats,
-	.ndo_change_mtu          = mlx5e_change_rep_mtu,
+	.ndo_change_mtu          = mlx5e_uplink_rep_change_mtu,
 };
 
 static void mlx5e_build_rep_params(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = priv->ppriv;
+	struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep = rpriv->rep;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 	struct mlx5e_params *params;
 
@@ -1218,7 +1267,12 @@ static void mlx5e_build_rep_params(struct net_device *netdev)
 	params = &priv->channels.params;
 	params->hard_mtu    = MLX5E_ETH_HARD_MTU;
 	params->sw_mtu      = netdev->mtu;
-	params->log_sq_size = MLX5E_REP_PARAMS_LOG_SQ_SIZE;
+
+	/* SQ */
+	if (rep->vport == FDB_UPLINK_VPORT)
+		params->log_sq_size = MLX5E_PARAMS_DEFAULT_LOG_SQ_SIZE;
+	else
+		params->log_sq_size = MLX5E_REP_PARAMS_LOG_SQ_SIZE;
 
 	/* RQ */
 	mlx5e_build_rq_params(mdev, params);
@@ -1238,10 +1292,20 @@ static void mlx5e_build_rep_params(struct net_device *netdev)
 static void mlx5e_build_rep_netdev(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = priv->ppriv;
+	struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep = rpriv->rep;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 	u16 max_mtu;
 
-	netdev->netdev_ops = &mlx5e_netdev_ops_rep;
+	if (rep->vport == FDB_UPLINK_VPORT) {
+		SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &priv->mdev->pdev->dev);
+		netdev->netdev_ops = &mlx5e_netdev_ops_uplink_rep;
+		/* we want a persistent mac for the uplink rep */
+		mlx5_query_nic_vport_mac_address(mdev, 0, netdev->dev_addr);
+	} else {
+		netdev->netdev_ops = &mlx5e_netdev_ops_vf_rep;
+		eth_hw_addr_random(netdev);
+	}
 
 	netdev->watchdog_timeo    = 15 * HZ;
 
@@ -1262,28 +1326,35 @@ static void mlx5e_build_rep_netdev(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	netdev->features |= netdev->hw_features;
 
-	eth_hw_addr_random(netdev);
-
 	netdev->min_mtu = ETH_MIN_MTU;
 	mlx5_query_port_max_mtu(mdev, &max_mtu, 1);
 	netdev->max_mtu = MLX5E_HW2SW_MTU(&priv->channels.params, max_mtu);
 }
 
+static int mlx5e_rep_get_default_num_channels(struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep,
+					      struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	if (rep->vport == FDB_UPLINK_VPORT)
+		return mlx5e_get_netdev_max_channels(netdev);
+	else
+		return 1;
+}
+
 static int mlx5e_init_rep(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 			  struct net_device *netdev,
 			  const struct mlx5e_profile *profile,
 			  void *ppriv)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = ppriv;
 	int err;
 
 	err = mlx5e_netdev_init(netdev, priv, mdev, profile, ppriv);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-
 	priv->channels.params.num_channels =
-				mlx5e_get_netdev_max_channels(netdev);
+			mlx5e_rep_get_default_num_channels(rpriv->rep, netdev);
 
 	mlx5e_build_rep_params(netdev);
 	mlx5e_build_rep_netdev(netdev);
@@ -1408,14 +1479,60 @@ static void mlx5e_cleanup_rep_rx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 static int mlx5e_init_rep_tx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
-	int err;
+	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = priv->ppriv;
+	struct mlx5_rep_uplink_priv *uplink_priv;
+	int tc, err;
 
 	err = mlx5e_create_tises(priv);
 	if (err) {
 		mlx5_core_warn(priv->mdev, "create tises failed, %d\n", err);
 		return err;
 	}
+
+	if (rpriv->rep->vport == FDB_UPLINK_VPORT) {
+		uplink_priv = &rpriv->uplink_priv;
+
+		/* init shared tc flow table */
+		err = mlx5e_tc_esw_init(&uplink_priv->tc_ht);
+		if (err)
+			goto destroy_tises;
+
+		/* init indirect block notifications */
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&uplink_priv->tc_indr_block_priv_list);
+		uplink_priv->netdevice_nb.notifier_call = mlx5e_nic_rep_netdevice_event;
+		err = register_netdevice_notifier(&uplink_priv->netdevice_nb);
+		if (err) {
+			mlx5_core_err(priv->mdev, "Failed to register netdev notifier\n");
+			goto tc_esw_cleanup;
+		}
+	}
+
 	return 0;
+
+tc_esw_cleanup:
+	mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup(&uplink_priv->tc_ht);
+destroy_tises:
+	for (tc = 0; tc < priv->profile->max_tc; tc++)
+		mlx5e_destroy_tis(priv->mdev, priv->tisn[tc]);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void mlx5e_cleanup_rep_tx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = priv->ppriv;
+	int tc;
+
+	for (tc = 0; tc < priv->profile->max_tc; tc++)
+		mlx5e_destroy_tis(priv->mdev, priv->tisn[tc]);
+
+	if (rpriv->rep->vport == FDB_UPLINK_VPORT) {
+		/* clean indirect TC block notifications */
+		unregister_netdevice_notifier(&rpriv->uplink_priv.netdevice_nb);
+		mlx5e_rep_indr_clean_block_privs(rpriv);
+
+		/* delete shared tc flow table */
+		mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup(&rpriv->uplink_priv.tc_ht);
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct mlx5e_profile mlx5e_rep_profile = {
@@ -1424,7 +1541,7 @@ static const struct mlx5e_profile mlx5e_rep_profile = {
 	.init_rx		= mlx5e_init_rep_rx,
 	.cleanup_rx		= mlx5e_cleanup_rep_rx,
 	.init_tx		= mlx5e_init_rep_tx,
-	.cleanup_tx		= mlx5e_cleanup_nic_tx,
+	.cleanup_tx		= mlx5e_cleanup_rep_tx,
 	.update_stats           = mlx5e_rep_update_hw_counters,
 	.update_carrier		= NULL,
 	.rx_handlers.handle_rx_cqe       = mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_rep,
@@ -1507,6 +1624,9 @@ mlx5e_vport_rep_load(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep)
 	if (!rpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	/* rpriv->rep to be looked up when profile->init() is called */
+	rpriv->rep = rep;
+
 	nch = mlx5e_get_max_num_channels(dev);
 	netdev = mlx5e_create_netdev(dev, &mlx5e_rep_profile, nch, rpriv);
 	if (!netdev) {
@@ -1517,7 +1637,6 @@ mlx5e_vport_rep_load(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep)
 	}
 
 	rpriv->netdev = netdev;
-	rpriv->rep = rep;
 	rep->rep_if[REP_ETH].priv = rpriv;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rpriv->vport_sqs_list);
 
@@ -1580,14 +1699,14 @@ static void *mlx5e_vport_rep_get_proto_dev(struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep)
 	return rpriv->netdev;
 }
 
-static void mlx5e_rep_register_vf_vports(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+void mlx5e_rep_register_vport_reps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw   = mdev->priv.eswitch;
 	int total_vfs = MLX5_TOTAL_VPORTS(mdev);
 	int vport;
 
-	for (vport = 1; vport < total_vfs; vport++) {
+	for (vport = 0; vport < total_vfs; vport++) {
 		struct mlx5_eswitch_rep_if rep_if = {};
 
 		rep_if.load = mlx5e_vport_rep_load;
@@ -1597,46 +1716,17 @@ static void mlx5e_rep_register_vf_vports(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	}
 }
 
-static void mlx5e_rep_unregister_vf_vports(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+void mlx5e_rep_unregister_vport_reps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = mdev->priv.eswitch;
 	int total_vfs = MLX5_TOTAL_VPORTS(mdev);
 	int vport;
 
-	for (vport = 1; vport < total_vfs; vport++)
+	for (vport = total_vfs - 1; vport >= 0; vport--)
 		mlx5_eswitch_unregister_vport_rep(esw, vport, REP_ETH);
 }
 
-void mlx5e_register_vport_reps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
-{
-	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
-	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw   = mdev->priv.eswitch;
-	struct mlx5_eswitch_rep_if rep_if;
-	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv;
-
-	rpriv = priv->ppriv;
-	rpriv->netdev = priv->netdev;
-
-	rep_if.load = mlx5e_nic_rep_load;
-	rep_if.unload = mlx5e_nic_rep_unload;
-	rep_if.get_proto_dev = mlx5e_vport_rep_get_proto_dev;
-	rep_if.priv = rpriv;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rpriv->vport_sqs_list);
-	mlx5_eswitch_register_vport_rep(esw, 0, &rep_if, REP_ETH); /* UPLINK PF vport*/
-
-	mlx5e_rep_register_vf_vports(priv); /* VFs vports */
-}
-
-void mlx5e_unregister_vport_reps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
-{
-	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
-	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw   = mdev->priv.eswitch;
-
-	mlx5e_rep_unregister_vf_vports(priv); /* VFs vports */
-	mlx5_eswitch_unregister_vport_rep(esw, 0, REP_ETH); /* UPLINK PF*/
-}
-
 void *mlx5e_alloc_nic_rep_priv(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = mdev->priv.eswitch;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.h
index 2c8798332c32b..07d5964356f1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.h
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ struct mlx5e_rep_sq {
 };
 
 void *mlx5e_alloc_nic_rep_priv(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev);
-void mlx5e_register_vport_reps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
-void mlx5e_unregister_vport_reps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
+void mlx5e_rep_register_vport_reps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
+void mlx5e_rep_unregister_vport_reps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 bool mlx5e_is_uplink_rep(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 int mlx5e_add_sqs_fwd_rules(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 void mlx5e_remove_sqs_fwd_rules(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ void mlx5e_remove_sqs_fwd_rules(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 int mlx5e_get_offload_stats(int attr_id, const struct net_device *dev, void *sp);
 bool mlx5e_has_offload_stats(const struct net_device *dev, int attr_id);
 
-int mlx5e_attr_get(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_attr *attr);
 void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_rep(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe);
 
 int mlx5e_rep_encap_entry_attach(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
@@ -181,11 +180,15 @@ void mlx5e_rep_encap_entry_detach(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 
 void mlx5e_rep_queue_neigh_stats_work(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 #else /* CONFIG_MLX5_ESWITCH */
-static inline void mlx5e_register_vport_reps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) {}
-static inline void mlx5e_unregister_vport_reps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) {}
+static inline void mlx5e_rep_register_vport_reps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) {}
+static inline void mlx5e_rep_unregister_vport_reps(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) {}
 static inline bool mlx5e_is_uplink_rep(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) { return false; }
 static inline int mlx5e_add_sqs_fwd_rules(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) { return 0; }
 static inline void mlx5e_remove_sqs_fwd_rules(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) {}
 #endif
 
+static inline bool mlx5e_is_vport_rep(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	return (MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(priv->mdev) && priv->ppriv);
+}
 #endif /* __MLX5E_REP_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
index 8224f1e062a8c..3071a44e2f302 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static int mlx5e_grp_802_3_fill_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, u64 *data,
 #define MLX5_BASIC_PPCNT_SUPPORTED(mdev) \
 	(MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, pcam_reg) ? MLX5_CAP_PCAM_REG(mdev, ppcnt) : 1)
 
-static void mlx5e_grp_802_3_update_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+void mlx5e_grp_802_3_update_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_pport_stats *pstats = &priv->stats.pport;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h
index 3f8e870ef4c90..807e60582a6bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h
@@ -280,5 +280,6 @@ extern const struct mlx5e_stats_grp mlx5e_stats_grps[];
 extern const int mlx5e_num_stats_grps;
 
 void mlx5e_grp_sw_update_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
+void mlx5e_grp_802_3_update_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 
 #endif /* __MLX5_EN_STATS_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 53ebb5a48018a..c1a9120412b8c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ struct mlx5_nic_flow_attr {
 enum {
 	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_INGRESS	= MLX5E_TC_INGRESS,
 	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_EGRESS	= MLX5E_TC_EGRESS,
-	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_ESWITCH	= BIT(MLX5E_TC_FLOW_BASE),
-	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_NIC	= BIT(MLX5E_TC_FLOW_BASE + 1),
-	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_OFFLOADED	= BIT(MLX5E_TC_FLOW_BASE + 2),
-	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_HAIRPIN	= BIT(MLX5E_TC_FLOW_BASE + 3),
-	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_HAIRPIN_RSS = BIT(MLX5E_TC_FLOW_BASE + 4),
-	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_SLOW	  = BIT(MLX5E_TC_FLOW_BASE + 5),
-	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_DUP         = BIT(MLX5E_TC_FLOW_BASE + 6),
+	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_ESWITCH	= MLX5E_TC_ESW_OFFLOAD,
+	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_NIC	= MLX5E_TC_NIC_OFFLOAD,
+	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_OFFLOADED	= BIT(MLX5E_TC_FLOW_BASE),
+	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_HAIRPIN	= BIT(MLX5E_TC_FLOW_BASE + 1),
+	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_HAIRPIN_RSS = BIT(MLX5E_TC_FLOW_BASE + 2),
+	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_SLOW	  = BIT(MLX5E_TC_FLOW_BASE + 3),
+	MLX5E_TC_FLOW_DUP         = BIT(MLX5E_TC_FLOW_BASE + 4),
 };
 
 #define MLX5E_TC_MAX_SPLITS 1
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ static void mlx5e_tc_del_nic_flow(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	mlx5_del_flow_rules(flow->rule[0]);
 	mlx5_fc_destroy(priv->mdev, counter);
 
-	if (!mlx5e_tc_num_filters(priv) && priv->fs.tc.t) {
+	if (!mlx5e_tc_num_filters(priv, MLX5E_TC_NIC_OFFLOAD)  && priv->fs.tc.t) {
 		mlx5_destroy_flow_table(priv->fs.tc.t);
 		priv->fs.tc.t = NULL;
 	}
@@ -2686,6 +2686,11 @@ static void get_flags(int flags, u16 *flow_flags)
 	if (flags & MLX5E_TC_EGRESS)
 		__flow_flags |= MLX5E_TC_FLOW_EGRESS;
 
+	if (flags & MLX5E_TC_ESW_OFFLOAD)
+		__flow_flags |= MLX5E_TC_FLOW_ESWITCH;
+	if (flags & MLX5E_TC_NIC_OFFLOAD)
+		__flow_flags |= MLX5E_TC_FLOW_NIC;
+
 	*flow_flags = __flow_flags;
 }
 
@@ -2696,15 +2701,15 @@ static const struct rhashtable_params tc_ht_params = {
 	.automatic_shrinking = true,
 };
 
-static struct rhashtable *get_tc_ht(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+static struct rhashtable *get_tc_ht(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, int flags)
 {
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = priv->mdev->priv.eswitch;
 	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *uplink_rpriv;
 
-	if (MLX5_VPORT_MANAGER(priv->mdev) && esw->mode == SRIOV_OFFLOADS) {
+	if (flags & MLX5E_TC_ESW_OFFLOAD) {
 		uplink_rpriv = mlx5_eswitch_get_uplink_priv(esw, REP_ETH);
 		return &uplink_rpriv->uplink_priv.tc_ht;
-	} else
+	} else /* NIC offload */
 		return &priv->fs.tc.ht;
 }
 
@@ -2973,7 +2978,7 @@ int mlx5e_configure_flower(struct net_device *dev, struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 			   struct tc_cls_flower_offload *f, int flags)
 {
 	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack = f->common.extack;
-	struct rhashtable *tc_ht = get_tc_ht(priv);
+	struct rhashtable *tc_ht = get_tc_ht(priv, flags);
 	struct mlx5e_tc_flow *flow;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -3018,7 +3023,7 @@ static bool same_flow_direction(struct mlx5e_tc_flow *flow, int flags)
 int mlx5e_delete_flower(struct net_device *dev, struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 			struct tc_cls_flower_offload *f, int flags)
 {
-	struct rhashtable *tc_ht = get_tc_ht(priv);
+	struct rhashtable *tc_ht = get_tc_ht(priv, flags);
 	struct mlx5e_tc_flow *flow;
 
 	flow = rhashtable_lookup_fast(tc_ht, &f->cookie, tc_ht_params);
@@ -3038,7 +3043,7 @@ int mlx5e_stats_flower(struct net_device *dev, struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		       struct tc_cls_flower_offload *f, int flags)
 {
 	struct mlx5_devcom *devcom = priv->mdev->priv.devcom;
-	struct rhashtable *tc_ht = get_tc_ht(priv);
+	struct rhashtable *tc_ht = get_tc_ht(priv, flags);
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *peer_esw;
 	struct mlx5e_tc_flow *flow;
 	struct mlx5_fc *counter;
@@ -3168,7 +3173,7 @@ void mlx5e_tc_nic_cleanup(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	if (tc->netdevice_nb.notifier_call)
 		unregister_netdevice_notifier(&tc->netdevice_nb);
 
-	rhashtable_free_and_destroy(&tc->ht, _mlx5e_tc_del_flow, NULL);
+	rhashtable_destroy(&tc->ht);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(tc->t)) {
 		mlx5_destroy_flow_table(tc->t);
@@ -3186,9 +3191,9 @@ void mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup(struct rhashtable *tc_ht)
 	rhashtable_free_and_destroy(tc_ht, _mlx5e_tc_del_flow, NULL);
 }
 
-int mlx5e_tc_num_filters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+int mlx5e_tc_num_filters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, int flags)
 {
-	struct rhashtable *tc_ht = get_tc_ht(priv);
+	struct rhashtable *tc_ht = get_tc_ht(priv, flags);
 
 	return atomic_read(&tc_ht->nelems);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.h
index a15c08a350549..d2d87f978c060 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.h
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
 enum {
 	MLX5E_TC_INGRESS = BIT(0),
 	MLX5E_TC_EGRESS  = BIT(1),
-	MLX5E_TC_LAST_EXPORTED_BIT = 1,
+	MLX5E_TC_NIC_OFFLOAD = BIT(2),
+	MLX5E_TC_ESW_OFFLOAD = BIT(3),
+	MLX5E_TC_LAST_EXPORTED_BIT = 3,
 };
 
 int mlx5e_tc_nic_init(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
@@ -68,13 +70,13 @@ void mlx5e_tc_encap_flows_del(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 struct mlx5e_neigh_hash_entry;
 void mlx5e_tc_update_neigh_used_value(struct mlx5e_neigh_hash_entry *nhe);
 
-int mlx5e_tc_num_filters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
+int mlx5e_tc_num_filters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, int flags);
 
 
 #else /* CONFIG_MLX5_ESWITCH */
 static inline int  mlx5e_tc_nic_init(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) { return 0; }
 static inline void mlx5e_tc_nic_cleanup(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) {}
-static inline int  mlx5e_tc_num_filters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) { return 0; }
+static inline int  mlx5e_tc_num_filters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, int flags) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __MLX5_EN_TC_H__ */